Sheer line

by Lewis Carroll

Sheer line – The line that separates the horizon and the vertical is called a vertical line. On the celestial sphere, it crosses the orbit at the zenith and nadir points. By the name, it can be understood that the vertical line is set by the direction of the plumb line.

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